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Soldiers Are Being Forced to Choose Between Their Children And the Military, And They're Paying the Price In Jailtime

Dahr Jamail, AlterNet. January 26, 2010.

Soldiers who face unexpected parenting hardships and are unable to deploy are supposed to be honorably discharged. Instead they are being slapped with criminal charges.

U.S. Marines Renew Ban on Twitter, Facebook

Agence France Presse August 4, 2009.

Why a Defense Contractor's Seemingly Mundane Decision Has Iraqi Interpreters Fearing for Their Lives

Carol Burke, AlterNet. February 3, 2009.

U.S. contractors want to hand over their Iraqi translators' personal data to Iraqi officials. The results could be deadly.

As More Troops Refuse to Deploy, Getting Conscientious Objector Status is an Uphill Battle

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. October 8, 2008.

Soldiers who decide to become conscientious objectors face a major struggle, but it can also be "the most liberating thing ever."

Mission Accomplished II: The Corporate Media Tries to Sell Us that We're Winning in Iraq

Jurassicpork, Brilliant at Breakfast. July 28, 2008.

So how have we beaten or won over the insurgency that we'd created by disbanding the Iraqi Army?

Obama Needs to Change His Afghanistan Policy

Laura Flanders, Firedoglake. July 21, 2008.

Obama must not take the same stance as McCain concerning the War in Afghanistan.

Afghan Ambassador Calls for More U.S. Troops

deleted, Media Consortium. July 18, 2008.

Afghanistan has seen an upturn in insurgent attacks, should we send more troops?

McCain Shows Us How to Kill an Army

Sara Robinson, TomPaine.com. April 17, 2008.

McCain is gunning to tear up an ancient contract between a nation and its veterans, denying security to the very people who defend ours.